Road worker killed in Lansing Road work-zone crash
A 24-year-old road worker died and two people were injured Tuesday in a work-zone crash on Lansing Road.
Michigan State Police Lansing Post troopers responded about 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 near Nixon Road in Benton Township.
An Eaton County Road Commission crew had temporarily closed the road to northbound traffic. A flagger had stopped a pickup driven by a 33-year-old Charlotte man.
A sanitation truck driven by a 42-year-old Owosso man hit the pickup from behind, pushing it into three unoccupied road commission trucks parked on the shoulder.
The flagger, a Charlotte man employed by the road commission, tried to avoid the vehicles but was hit by both trucks. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts.
The pickup driver and his passenger, a 40-year-old Charlotte man, were taken to a local Hospital in Lansing. The sanitation truck driver and his passenger, a 24-year-old Mason man, were not injured.
The crash remains under investigation. Police said alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been factors.
Michigan driving duties in work zones
Michigan’s basic speed law requires drivers to drive at a prudent speed based on traffic and road conditions so they are able to stop within the clear distance ahead. This could mean having to drive slower than the posted speed limit.
Drivers must also follow directions from a work-zone flagger authorized by the appropriate road agency and properly trained, equipped and dressed under Michigan’s traffic control standards. Under MCL 257.611a, ignoring directions from a worker who meets those requirements is a civil infraction.
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